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Kapil R, Dhawan S, Singh B. Development and validation of a spectrofluorimetric method for the estimation of rivastigmine in formulations. Indian J Pharm Sci 2011; 71:585-9. [PMID: 20502586 PMCID: PMC2866359 DOI: 10.4103/0250-474x.58179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2009] [Revised: 07/29/2009] [Accepted: 10/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A rapid, sensitive, simple, and cost-effective spectrofluorimetric method was developed for the estimation of rivastigmine in bulk and pharmaceutical formulations. The relative fluorescence intensity of rivastigmine was measured in triple distilled water at an excitation wavelength of 220 nm and an emission wavelength of 289 nm. Linearity range was found to be 100 to 4000 ng/ml. The method was validated for various parameters as per the ICH guidelines and USP requirements. The detection and quantitation limits were found to be 20.5 and 62.1 ng/ml, respectively. The results demonstrate that the procedure is accurate, precise, and reproducible, while being simple and rapid too. The results were found to be in good agreement with the label claims.
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Dhawan S, Sultan-Ali IA. Lightning-induced ECG changes and hydrostatic pulmonary edema. Clin Cardiol 2009; 32:E71. [PMID: 19603454 DOI: 10.1002/clc.20120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Dhawan S, Singla AK. Nifedipine loaded chitosan microspheres prepared by emulsification phase-separation. Biotech Histochem 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10520290310001602396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Singla AK, Sharma ML, Dhawan S. Nifedipine loaded chitosan microspheres: characterization of internal structure. Biotech Histochem 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/bih.76.4.165.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Alekseev IG, Bravar A, Bunce G, Dhawan S, Eyser KO, Gill R, Haeberli W, Huang H, Jinnouchi O, Kponou A, Makdisi Y, Nakagawa I, Nass A, Okada H, Saito N, Stephenson EJ, Svirida DN, Wise T, Wood J, Zelenski A. Measurements of single and double spin asymmetry inppelastic scattering in the CNI region with a polarized atomic hydrogen gas jet target. Int J Clin Exp Med 2009. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.79.094014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Carbone LD, Cross JD, Raza SH, Bush AJ, Sepanski RJ, Dhawan S, Khan BQ, Gupta M, Ahmad K, Khouzam RN, Dishmon DA, Nesheiwat JP, Hajjar MA, Chishti WA, Nasser W, Khan M, Womack CR, Cho T, Haskin AR, Weber KT. Fracture risk in men with congestive heart failure risk reduction with spironolactone. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008; 52:135-8. [PMID: 18598893 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Revised: 02/15/2008] [Accepted: 03/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine whether spironolactone use is associated with fractures in men with congestive heart failure (CHF). BACKGROUND In rats with aldosteronism, spironolactone preserves skeletal strength. However, in humans, the relationship of spironolactone to fractures is not known. METHODS The medical records of all male patients with CHF from 1999 to 2005 treated at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, were reviewed (n = 4,735). Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals of having a fracture associated with spironolactone use were estimated using conditional logistic regression. RESULTS We identified 167 cases with a single-incident fracture and matched these by age and race to 668 control subjects without fractures. After adjustment for covariates, spironolactone use was inversely associated with total fracture (odds ratio: 0.575; 95% confidence interval: 0.346 to 0.955, p = 0.0324). CONCLUSIONS The use of spironolactone is inversely associated with fractures in men with CHF.
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Nakagawa I, Alekseev I, Bravar A, Bunce G, Dhawan S, Eyser KO, Gill R, Haeberli W, Huang H, Jinnouchi O, Makdisi Y, Nass A, Okada H, Stephenson E, Svirida D, Wise T, Wood J, Zelenski A. Polarization Measurements of RHIC-pp RUN05 Using CNI pC-Polarimeter. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1063/1.2750924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Makdisi Y, Alekseev I, Bellavia S, Bravar A, Bunce G, Chapman MA, Dhawan S, Eyser KO, Gasner D, Gill R, Haeberli W, Li Z, Khodinov A, Kponou A, Meng W, Nass A, Okada H, Saito N, Resica S, Stephenson E, Svirida D, Trbojevic D, Tsang T, Wise T, Zelenski A, Zubets V. Status and Operational Experience with the Polarized Hydrogen Jet at RHIC. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1063/1.2750937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Chekanov S, Derrick M, Krakauer D, Loizides JH, Magill S, Miglioranzi S, Musgrave B, Repond J, Yoshida R, Mattingly MCK, Antonioli P, Bari G, Basile M, Bellagamba L, Boscherini D, Bruni A, Bruni G, Cara Romeo G, Cifarelli L, Cindolo F, Contin A, Corradi M, De Pasquale S, Giusti P, Iacobucci G, Margiotti A, Montanari A, Nania R, Palmonari F, Pesci A, Sartorelli G, Zichichi A, Aghuzumtsyan G, Bartsch D, Brock I, Goers S, Hartmann H, Hilger E, Irrgang P, Jakob HP, Kind O, Meyer U, Paul E, Rautenberg J, Renner R, Stifutkin A, Tandler J, Voss KC, Wang M, Weber A, Bailey DS, Brook NH, Cole JE, Heath GP, Namsoo T, Robins S, Wing M, Capua M, Mastroberardino A, Schioppa M, Susinno G, Kim JY, Kim YK, Lee JH, Lim IT, Pac MY, Caldwell A, Helbich M, Liu X, Mellado B, Ning Y, Paganis S, Ren Z, Schmidke WB, Sciulli F, Chwastowski J, Eskreys A, Figiel J, Galas A, Olkiewicz K, Stopa P, Zawiejski L, Adamczyk L, Bołd T, Grabowska-Bołd I, Kisielewska D, Kowal AM, Kowal M, Kowalski T, Przybycień M, Suszycki L, Szuba D, Szuba J, Kotański A, Słomiński W, Adler V, Behrens U, Bloch I, Borras K, Chiochia V, Dannheim D, Drews G, Fourletova J, Fricke U, Geiser A, Göttlicher P, Gutsche O, Haas T, Hain W, Hillert S, Kahle B, Kötz U, Kowalski H, Kramberger G, Labes H, Lelas D, Lim H, Löhr B, Mankel R, Melzer-Pellmann IA, Nguyen CN, Notz D, Nucio-Quiroz AE, Polini A, Raval A, Rurua L, Schneekloth U, Stösslein U, Wolf G, Youngman C, Zeuner W, Schlenstedt S, Barbagli G, Gallo E, Genta C, Pelfer PG, Bamberger A, Benen A, Karstens F, Dobur D, Vlasov NN, Bell M, Bussey PJ, Doyle AT, Ferrando J, Hamilton J, Hanlon S, Saxon DH, Skillicorn IO, Gialas I, Carli T, Gosau T, Holm U, Krumnack N, Lohrmann E, Milite M, Salehi H, Schleper P, Stonjek S, Wichmann K, Wick K, Ziegler A, Ziegler A, Collins-Tooth C, Foudas C, Gonçalo R, Long KR, Tapper AD, Cloth P, Filges D, Kataoka M, Nagano K, Tokushuku K, Yamada S, Yamazaki Y, Barakbaev AN, Boos EG, Pokrovskiy NS, Zhautykov BO, Son D, Piotrzkowski K, Barreiro F, Glasman C, González O, Labarga L, del Peso J, Tassi E, Terrón J, Vázquez M, Zambrana M, Barbi M, Corriveau F, Gliga S, Lainesse J, Padhi S, Stairs DG, Walsh R, Tsurugai T, Antonov A, Danilov P, Dolgoshein BA, Gladkov D, Sosnovtsev V, Suchkov S, Dementiev RK, Ermolov PF, Golubkov YA, Katkov II, Khein LA, Korzhavina IA, Kuzmin VA, Levchenko BB, Lukina OY, Proskuryakov AS, Shcheglova LM, Zotkin SA, Coppola N, Grijpink S, Koffeman E, Kooijman P, Maddox E, Pellegrino A, Schagen S, Tiecke H, Velthuis JJ, Wiggers L, de Wolf E, Brümmer N, Bylsma B, Durkin LS, Ling TY, Cooper-Sarkar AM, Cottrell A, Devenish RCE, Foster B, Grzelak G, Gwenlan C, Patel S, Straub PB, Walczak R, Bertolin A, Brugnera R, Carlin R, Dal Corso F, Dusini S, Garfagnini A, Limentani S, Longhin A, Parenti A, Posocco M, Stanco L, Turcato M, Heaphy EA, Metlica F, Oh BY, Whitmore JJ, Iga Y, D’Agostini G, Marini G, Nigro A, Cormack C, Hart JC, McCubbin NA, Heusch C, Park IH, Pavel N, Abramowicz H, Gabareen A, Kananov S, Kreisel A, Levy A, Kuze M, Fusayasu T, Kagawa S, Kohno T, Tawara T, Yamashita T, Hamatsu R, Hirose T, Inuzuka M, Kaji H, Kitamura S, Matsuzawa K, Ferrero MI, Monaco V, Sacchi R, Solano A, Arneodo M, Ruspa M, Koop T, Martin JF, Mirea A, Butterworth JM, Hall-Wilton R, Jones TW, Lightwood MS, Sutton MR, Targett-Adams C, Ciborowski J, Ciesielski R, Łużniak P, Nowak RJ, Pawlak JM, Sztuk J, Tymieniecka T, Ukleja A, Ukleja J, Żarnecki AF, Adamus M, Plucinski P, Eisenberg Y, Gladilin LK, Hochman D, Karshon U, Riveline M, Kçira D, Lammers S, Li L, Reeder DD, Rosin M, Savin AA, Smith WH, Deshpande A, Dhawan S, Bhadra S, Catterall CD, Fourletov S, Hartner G, Menary S, Soares M, Standage J. Erratum: Bottom photoproduction measured using decays into muons in dijet events inepcollisions ats=318 GeV[Phys. Rev. D70, 012008 (2004)]. Int J Clin Exp Med 2006. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.74.059906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Sridhar U, Chawla R, Dhawan S. Polymicrobial keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol 2006; 90:803. [PMID: 16714278 PMCID: PMC1860234 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.094151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Shasany AK, Darokar MP, Dhawan S, Gupta AK, Gupta S, Shukla AK, Patra NK, Khanuja SPS. Use of RAPD and AFLP markers to identify inter- and intraspecific hybrids of Mentha. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 96:542-9. [PMID: 16135712 DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esi091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Three controlled crosses were carried out involving Mentha arvensis and Mentha spicata [M. spicata CIMAP/C30 x M. spicata CIMAP/C33 (cv. Neera); M. arvensis CIMAP/C18 x CIMAP/C17 (cv. Kalka); and M. arvensis CIMAP/C17 x M. spicata CIMAP/C33]. The parents were subjected to random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis with 80 primers, and polymorphic primers were tested for detecting coinherited RAPD profiles among the progeny of these crosses. Of 50 seedlings tested from each intraspecific cross, all demonstrated dominant profiles with the selected RAPD primers except the detected hybrid from respective crosses. Coinherited markers could be detected with the primers OPJ 01, MAP 06, OPT 08, and OPO 20 for M. arvensis; OPJ 05, OPJ 14, OPO 19, and OPT 09 for M. spicata; and OPJ 07, OPJ 10, OPJ 11, OPJ 14, and OPO 02 for the cross M. arvensis x M. spicata. In our amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis, 40 coinherited marker fragments were identified for the cross involving M. arvensis, 32 for the cross involving M. spicata, and 41 for the interspecific cross between M. arvensis and M. spicata. In all crosses, similarity values between the parents were less than those between the parents and the hybrids. Although RAPD markers are generally considered dominant, it is possible to identify a few codominant markers that behave like restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) markers. This molecular marker system may be helpful in rapidly screening out hybrids in crops where cross-pollination is a problem.
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Tripathi R, Dhawan S, Dutta GP. Blood schizontocidal activity of azithromycin and its combination with α/β arteether against multi-drug resistantPlasmodium yoelii nigeriensis, a novel MDR parasite model for antimalarial screening. Parasitology 2005; 131:295-301. [PMID: 16178350 DOI: 10.1017/s003118200500778x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Many different drug-resistant lines of rodent malaria are available as screening models. It is obligatory to screen new compounds for antimalarial activity against a series of resistant lines in order to identify a compound with potential for the treatment of multi-drug resistant (MDR) malaria infections. Instead of using a battery of resistant lines, a single MDRPlasmodium yoelii nigeriensisstrain that shows a wide spectrum of drug resistance to high doses of chloroquine, mepacrine, amodiaquine, mefloquine, quinine, quinidine, halofantrine as well as tetracyclines, fluoroquinolines and erythromycin, was used to assess the blood schizontocidal efficacy of a new macrolide azithromycin and other antibiotics. The present study shows that only azithromycin has the potential to control an MDRP. y. nigeriensisinfection in Swiss mice, provided the treatment with a dose of 50–100 mg/kg/day by oral route is continued for a period of 7 days. Tetracycline, oxytetracycline, doxycyline, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin, although activein vitro, failed to protect the mice. Tetracycline, ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin combinations with chloroquine did not control the infection. Additionally, the antimalarial efficacy of azithromycin can be potentiated with the addition of arteether, which is an ethyl ether derivative of artemisinin. A total (100%) curative effect has been obtained with a shorter regimen of 4 days only.
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Sachdeva A, Sachdeva S, Mohan R, Pruthi PK, Gupta S, Dhawan S, Vineeta J, Yadav SP, Singh N. Late effects: Ten years long term follow up of pediatric oncology patients - From nihilism to cautious optimism. J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.8568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Varma M, Singla AK, Dhawan S. Release of Diltiazem Hydrochloride from Hydrophilic Matrices of Polyethylene Oxide and Carbopol. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2004; 30:545-53. [PMID: 15244090 DOI: 10.1081/ddc-120037485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The mucoadhesion, swelling, and drug release behavior of polyethylene oxide (PEO) and carbopol (CP) matrices were studied using a water soluble model drug diltiazem hydrochloride. The mucoadhesive strength of the matrices increased with increase in polymer content. The results showed that PEO was more mucoadhesive than CP. Mucoadhesion of the tablets was dependent upon the swelling. Swelling was ascertained by measuring the axial and radial expansion of matrix tablets following exposure to media of physiological ionic strength. There was a marked increase in the swelling index of matrices containing high polymer content of PEO as compared to CP. Drug release kinetics were found to be closely related to dissolution and swelling properties of the matrices. The release was found to be non-Fickian with n (release exponent) values ranging from 0.45-0.58. At a constant polymer content (15.84% w/w), the main contributing factor for the mucoadhesion, swelling, and release was the amount of PEO.
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Sinha VR, Singla AK, Wadhawan S, Kaushik R, Kumria R, Bansal K, Dhawan S. Chitosan microspheres as a potential carrier for drugs. Int J Pharm 2004; 274:1-33. [PMID: 15072779 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2003.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 573] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2002] [Revised: 12/02/2003] [Accepted: 12/12/2003] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chitosan is a biodegradable natural polymer with great potential for pharmaceutical applications due to its biocompatibility, high charge density, non-toxicity and mucoadhesion. It has been shown that it not only improves the dissolution of poorly soluble drugs but also exerts a significant effect on fat metabolism in the body. Gel formation can be obtained by interactions of chitosans with low molecular counterions such as polyphosphates, sulphates and crosslinking with glutaraldehyde. This gelling property of chitosan allows a wide range of applications such as coating of pharmaceuticals and food products, gel entrapment of biochemicals, plant embryo, whole cells, microorganism and algae. This review is an insight into the exploitation of the various properties of chitosan to microencapsulate drugs. Various techniques used for preparing chitosan microspheres and evaluation of these microspheres have also been reviewed. This review also includes the factors that affect the entrapment efficiency and release kinetics of drugs from chitosan microspheres.
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Sher A, Appel R, Atoyan GS, Bassalleck B, Bergman DR, Cheung N, Dhawan S, Do H, Egger J, Eilerts S, Fischer H, Herold W, Issakov VV, Kaspar H, Kraus DE, Lazarus DM, Lichard P, Lowe J, Lozano J, Ma H, Majid W, Pislak S, Poblaguev AA, Rehak P, Sher A, Thompson JA, Truöl P, Zeller ME. High statistics measurement of the K+-->pi0e+nu (K+e3) branching ratio. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2003; 91:261802. [PMID: 14754040 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.91.261802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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E865 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory AGS collected about 70 000 K(+)(e3) events to measure the K(+)(e3) branching ratio relative to the observed K+-->pi(+)pi(0), K+-->pi(0)micro(+)nu, and K+-->pi(+)pi(0)pi(0) decays. The pi(0) in all the decays was detected using the e(+)e(-) pair from pi(0)-->e(+)e(-)gamma decay and no photons were required. Using the 2002 Particle Data Group branching ratios for the normalization decays, we obtain BR(K(+)(e3(gamma)))=(5.13+/-0.02(stat)+/-0.09(syst)+/-0.04(norm))%, where K(+)(e3(gamma)) includes the effect of virtual and real photons. This result is approximately 2.3sigma higher than the current Particle Data Group value. Implications for the V(us) element of the CKM matrix, and the matrix's unitarity are discussed.
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Dhawan S, Singla AK. Nifedipine loaded chitosan microspheres prepared by emulsification phase-separation. Biotech Histochem 2003; 78:243-54. [PMID: 14989642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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A high yield of nifedipine-chitosan microspheres could be obtained using an emulsification phase-separation method. A high level of entrapment of nifedipine in the microspheres was achieved. The microspheres exhibited excellent swelling properties. Differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffractometry, and scanning electron microscopy confirmed that at 1.84% loading, nifedipine was dispersed molecularly. The microspheres exhibited faster release at low loadings compared to high loadings. Fitting the data to the coupled Fickian/case II equation, showed that at low loadings polymer relaxation coefficients (k2) were high. As the polymer content increased in the microspheres, the value of n (diffusional exponent characteristic of the release mechanism) approached one, which is indicative of zero order.
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Dhawan S, Gopinathan KP. Spatio-temporal expression of wnt-1 during embryonic-, wing- and silkgland development in Bombyx mori. Gene Expr Patterns 2003; 3:559-70. [PMID: 12971988 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-133x(03)00122-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A homologue of the segment polarity gene wnt-1 from Bombyx mori (Bmwnt-1) has been characterized. The segmentally reiterated pattern of Bmwnt-1 transcrip9t distribution in B. mori embryos suggested its segment polarity function. Maximal levels of Bmwnt-1 RNA during embryonic development were reached by stage 21A. In the larval stages, Bmwnt-1 was expressed in the fore- and hindwing discs, ovaries, testes and gut, reminiscent of the expression domains in Drosophila. Bmwnt-1 was expressed in the wing-margin area of both the fore- and hindwing discs. The pattern of wnt-1 expression in the hindwing discs was similar to that in the butterfly Precis coenia but subtle differences existed in forewing discs of the two species, which correlated well with the absence of proximal bands of pigmentation in the adult Bombyx wings. In addition, Bmwnt-1 was expressed in the silkglands and the expression was confined to the anterior sub-compartment within the middle silkglands throughout development from the embryonic to late larval stages. This domain of Bmwnt-1 expression overlapped with those of Cubitus interruptus (BmCi) and sericin-2 but excluded the Engrailed expression domain viz. the middle and posterior sub-compartments of middle silkglands. Bmwnt-1 expression was detected only during the intermoults and not in the moulting periods.
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Sharma J, Singla AK, Dhawan S. Zinc-naproxen complex: synthesis, physicochemical and biological evaluation. Int J Pharm 2003; 260:217-27. [PMID: 12842341 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5173(03)00251-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Naproxen has a propensity to cause ulcers whereas zinc ions are known to possess an anti-ulcer and anti-inflammatory activity. Therefore, zinc complex of naproxen was prepared by adding zinc sulfate to an aqueous solution of sodium naproxen and its structure was characterized by IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR, UV, DSC, atomic absorption spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. Anti-inflammatory studies, using the carrageenan-induced hind paw oedema showed that there was a significant difference (P<0.05, ANOVA plotted by Dunnet's test) in the anti-inflammatory activity of naproxen, its zinc complex, and the physical mixture of naproxen and zinc sulfate. In addition, zinc complex of naproxen showed a significant reduction in ulcers (lesion index (LI)) as compared to that of naproxen and physical mixture of naproxen and zinc sulfate. Thus, the use of the complex may be preferable to naproxen alone.
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Dhawan S, Singla AK. Performance liquid chromatographic analysis of glipizide: application to in vitro and in vivo studies. J Chromatogr Sci 2003; 41:295-300. [PMID: 12935300 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/41.6.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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This paper describes the validation of a sensitive, accurate, and reproducible method for the determination of a release profile of glipizide from controlled-release dosage forms. In this method, an in vitro dissolution profile of commercial controlled-release dosage forms is determined using a reversed-phase C(18) column, mobile phase (acetonitrile-buffer, 0.05 M KH(2)PO(4) adjusted to pH 3.5 with orthophosphoric acid), and UV detection at a wavelength of 275 nm. The method is validated for linearity, accuracy, precision, and detection and quantitation limits. The same method can be exploited to determine the plasma concentration of glipizide. The peak area versus plasma concentration is linear over the range of 12.5-1000 ng/mL and the detection limit was 5 ng/mL in plasma. The average accuracy was 99.90% with a relative standard deviation (RSD) of not more than 3%. Repeatability and reproducibility were found to be good with an RSD of less than 3%.
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Dhawan S, Lal R, Kuhad RC. Ethidium bromide stimulated hyper laccase production from bird's nest fungus Cyathus bulleri. Lett Appl Microbiol 2003; 36:64-7. [PMID: 12485345 DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2003.01267.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS Effect of ethidium bromide, a DNA intercalating agent, on laccase production from Cyathus bulleri was studied. METHODS AND RESULTS The bird's nest fungus, Cyathus bulleri was grown on 2% (w/v) malt extract agar (MEA) supplemented with 1.5 microg ml(-1) of the phenanthridine dye ethidium bromide (EtBr) for 7 d and when grown subsequently in malt extract broth (MEB), produced a 4.2-fold increase in laccase production as compared to the untreated fungus. The fungal cultures following a single EtBr treatment, when regrown on MEA devoid of EtBr, produced a sixfold increase in laccase in MEB. However, on subsequent culturing on MEA in the absence of EtBr, only a 2.5-fold increase in laccase production could be maintained. In another attempt, the initial EtBr-treated cultures, when subjected to a second EtBr treatment (1.5 microg ml(-1)) on MEA for 7 d, produced a 1.4-fold increase in laccase production in MEB. CONCLUSIONS The white-rot fungus Cyathus bulleri, when treated with EtBr at a concentration of 1.5 microg ml(-1) and regrown on MEA devoid of EtBr, produced a sixfold increase in laccase production in MEB. SIGNIFICANCE AND THE IMPACT OF THE STUDY The variable form of C. bulleri capable of hyper laccase production can improve the economic feasibility of environmentally benign processes involving use of fungal laccases in cosmetics (including hair dyes), food and beverages, clinical diagnostics, pulp and paper industry, industrial effluent treatment, animal biotechnology and biotransformations.
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Poblaguev AA, Appel R, Atoyan GS, Bassalleck B, Bergman DR, Cheung N, Dhawan S, Do H, Egger J, Eilerts S, Herold W, Issakov VV, Kaspar H, Kraus DE, Lazarus DM, Lichard P, Lowe J, Lozano J, Ma H, Majid W, Pislak S, Rehak P, Sher A, Thompson JA, Truöl P, Zeller ME. Experimental study of the radiative decays K+-->mu(+)nue(+)e(-) and K+-->e(+)nue(+)e(-). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2002; 89:061803. [PMID: 12190577 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.061803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2002] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Experiment 865 at the Brookhaven Alternating Gradient Synchrotron obtained 410 K+-->e(+)nue(+)e(-) and 2679 K+-->mu(+)nue(+)e(-) events including 10% and 19% background. The branching ratios were measured to be [2.48+/-0.14(stat)+/-0.14(syst)]x10(-8) (m(ee)>150 MeV) and (7.06+/-0.16+/-0.26)x10(-8) (m(ee)>145 MeV), respectively. Results for the decay form factors are presented.
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Chekanov S, Derrick M, Krakauer D, Magill S, Musgrave B, Pellegrino A, Repond J, Yoshida R, Mattingly MCK, Antonioli P, Bari G, Basile M, Bellagamba L, Boscherini D, Bruni A, Bruni G, Romeo GC, Cifarelli L, Cindolo F, Contin A, Corradi M, De Pasquale S, Giusti P, Iacobucci G, Levi G, Margotti A, Massam T, Nania R, Palmonari F, Pesci A, Sartorelli G, Zichichi A, Aghuzumtsyan G, Brock I, Goers S, Hartmann H, Hilger E, Irrgang P, Jakob HP, Kappes A, Katz UF, Kerger R, Kind O, Paul E, Rautenberg J, Schnurbusch H, Stifutkin A, Tandler J, Voss KC, Weber A, Wieber H, Bailey DS, Brook NH, Cole JE, Foster B, Heath GP, Heath HF, Robins S, Rodrigues E, Scott J, Tapper RJ, Wing M, Capua M, Mastroberardino A, Schioppa M, Susinno G, Jeoung HY, Kim JY, Lee JH, Lim IT, Ma KJ, Pac MY, Caldwell A, Helbich M, Liu W, Liu X, Mellado B, Paganis S, Sampson S, Schmidke WB, Sciulli F, Chwastowski J, Eskreys A, Figiel J, Klimek K, Olkiewicz K, Przybycień MB, Stopa P, Zawiejski L, Bednarek B, Grabowska-Bold I, Jeleń K, Kisielewska D, Kowal AM, Kowal M, Kowalski T, Mindur B, Przybycień M, Rulikowska-Zarȩbska E, Suszycki L, Szuba D, Szuba J, Kotański A, Bauerdick LAT, Behrens U, Borras K, Chiochia V, Crittenden J, Dannheim D, Desler K, Drews G, Fox-Murphy A, Fricke U, Geiser A, Goebel F, Göttlicher P, Graciani R, Haas T, Hain W, Hartner GF, Hebbel K, Hillert S, Koch W, Kötz U, Kowalski H, Labes H, Löhr B, Mankel R, Martens J, Martínez M, Milite M, Moritz M, Notz D, Petrucci MC, Polini A, Schneekloth U, Selonke F, Stonjek S, Wolf G, Wollmer U, Whitmore JJ, Wichmann R, Youngman C, Zeuner W, Coldewey C, Viani ALD, Meyer A, Schlenstedt S, Barbagli G, Gallo E, Pelfer PG, Bamberger A, Benen A, Coppola N, Markun P, Raach H, Wölfle S, Bell M, Bussey PJ, Doyle AT, Glasman C, Lee SW, Lupi A, McCance GJ, Saxon DH, Skillicorn IO, Bodmann B, Gendner N, Holm U, Salehi H, Wick K, Yildirim A, Ziegler A, Carli T, Garfagnini A, Gialas I, Lohrmann E, Foudas C, Gonçalo R, Long KR, Metlica F, Miller DB, Tapper AD, Walker R, Cloth P, Filges D, Kuze M, Nagano K, Tokushuku K, Yamada S, Yamazaki Y, Barakbaev AN, Boos EG, Pokrovskiy NS, Zhautykov BO, Ahn SH, Lee SB, Park SK, Lim H, Son D, Barreiro F, García G, González O, Labarga L, del Peso J, Redondo I, Terrón J, Vázquez M, Barbi M, Bertolin A, Corriveau F, Ochs A, Padhi S, Stairs DG, Tsurugai T, Antonov A, Bashkirov V, Danilov P, Dolgoshein BA, Gladkov D, Sosnovtsev V, Suchkov S, Dementiev RK, Ermolov PF, Golubkov YA, Katkov II, Khein LA, Korotkova NA, Korzhavina IA, Kuzmin VA, Levchenko BB, Lukina OY, Proskuryakov AS, Shcheglova LM, Solomin AN, Vlasov NN, Zotkin SA, Bokel C, Engelen J, Grijpink S, Maddox E, Koffeman E, Kooijman P, Schagen S, Tassi E, Tiecke H, Tuning N, Velthuis JJ, Wiggers L, de Wolf E, Brümmer N, Bylsma B, Durkin LS, Gilmore J, Ginsburg CM, Kim CL, Ling TY, Boogert S, Cooper-Sarkar AM, Devenish RCE, Ferrando J, Große-Knetter J, Matsushita T, Rigby M, Ruske O, Sutton MR, Walczak R, Brugnera R, Carlin R, Corso FD, Dusini S, Limentani S, Longhin A, Parenti A, Posocco M, Stanco L, Turcato M, Adamczyk L, Iannotti L, Oh BY, Saull PRB, Toothacker WS, Iga Y, D’Agostini G, Marini G, Nigro A, Cormack C, Hart JC, McCubbin NA, Epperson D, Heusch C, Sadrozinski H, Seiden A, Williams DC, Park IH, Pavel N, Abramowicz H, Dagan S, Gabareen A, Kananov S, Kreisel A, Levy A, Abe T, Fusayasu T, Kohno T, Umemori K, Yamashita T, Hamatsu R, Hirose T, Inuzuka M, Kitamura S, Matsuzawa K, Nishimura T, Arneodo M, Cartiglia N, Cirio R, Costa M, Ferrero MI, Maselli S, Monaco V, Peroni C, Ruspa M, Sacchi R, Solano A, Staiano A, Bailey DC, Fagerstroem CP, Galea R, Koop T, Levman GM, Martin JF, Mirea A, Sabetfakhri A, Butterworth JM, Gwenlan C, Hall-Wilton R, Hayes ME, Heaphy EA, Jones TW, Lane JB, Lightwood MS, West BJ, Ciborowski J, Ciesielski R, Grzelak G, Nowak RJ, Pawlak JM, Smalska B, Tymieniecka T, Ukleja A, Ukleja J, Zakrzewski JA, Żarnecki AF, Adamus M, Plucinski P, Sztuk J, Eisenberg Y, Gladilin LK, Hochman D, Karshon U, Breitweg J, Chapin D, Cross R, Kçira D, Lammers S, Reeder DD, Savin AA, Smith WH, Deshpande A, Dhawan S, Hughes VW, Straub PB, Bhadra S, Catterall CD, Frisken WR, Khakzad M, Menary S. Properties of hadronic final states in diffractive deep inelasticepscattering at DESY HERA. Int J Clin Exp Med 2002. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.65.052001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Pislak S, Appel R, Atoyan GS, Bassalleck B, Bergman DR, Cheung N, Dhawan S, Do H, Egger J, Eilerts S, Herold W, Issakov VV, Kaspar H, Kraus DE, Lazarus DM, Lichard P, Lowe J, Lozano J, Ma H, Majid W, Poblaguev AA, Rehak P, Sher A, Thompson JA, Truöl P, Zeller ME. New measurement of K(+)(e4) decay and the s-pave pi pi-scattering length a(0)(0). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 87:221801. [PMID: 11736394 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.221801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2001] [Revised: 10/01/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A sample of 4 x 10(5) events from the decay K(+)-->pi(+)pi(-)e(+)nu(e) (K(e4)) has been collected in experiment E865 at the Brookhaven Alternating Gradient Synchrotron. The analysis of these data yields new measurements of the K(e4) branching ratio [(4.11+/-0.01+/-0.11) x 10(-5)], the s-wave pi pi scattering length [a(0)(0) = 0.216+/-0.013(stat)+/-0.004(syst)+/-0.005(theor)], and the form factors F, G, and H of the hadronic current and their dependence on the invariant pi pi mass.
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Amstad PA, Yu G, Johnson GL, Lee BW, Dhawan S, Phelps DJ. Detection of caspase activation in situ by fluorochrome-labeled caspase inhibitors. Biotechniques 2001; 31:608-10, 612, 614, passim. [PMID: 11570504 DOI: 10.2144/01313pf01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Apoptosis is dependent on the activation of a group of proteolytic enzymes called caspases. Caspase activation can be detected by immunoblotting using caspase-specific antibodies or by caspase activity measurement employing pro-fluorescent substrates that become fluorescent upon cleavage by the caspase. Most of these methods require the preparation of cell extracts and, therefore, are not suitable for the detection of active caspases within the living cell. Using FAM-VAD-FMK, we have developed a simple and sensitive assay for the detection of caspase activity in living cells. FAM-VAD-FMK is a carboxyfluorescein (FAM) derivative of benzyloxycarbonyl-valine-alanine-aspartic acid-fluoromethyl ketone (zVAD-FMK), which is a potent broad-spectrum inhibitor of caspases. FAM-VAD-FMK enters the cell and irreversibly binds to activated caspases. Cells containing bound FAM-VAD-FMK can be analyzed by flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy, or a fluorescence plate reader. Using FAM-VAD-FMK, we have measured caspase activation in live non-adherent and adherent cells. We show that FAM-VAD-FMK labeled Jurkat and HeLa cells that had undergone apoptosis following treatment with camptothecin or staurosporine. Non-stimulated negative control cells were not stained. Pretreatment with the general caspase inhibitor zVAD-FMK blocked caspase-specific staining in induced Jurkat and HeLa cells. Pretreatment of staurosporine-induced Jurkat cells with FAM-VAD-FMK inhibited affinity labeling of caspase-3, -6, and -7, blocked caspase-specific cell staining, and led to the inhibition of apoptosis. In contrast, the fluorescent control inhibitor FAM-FA-FMK had no effect. Measurement of caspase activation in 96-well plates showed a 3- to 5-fold increase in FAM-fluorescence in staurosporine-treated cells compared to control cells. In summary, we show that FAM-VAD-FMK is a versatile and specific tool for detecting activated caspases in living cells.
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